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===''All-American Muslim'' advertising controversy===
Lowe's withdrew its advertising from the [[TLC (TV channel)|TLC]] reality television show ''[[All-American Muslim]]'' in December 2011.<ref name="wapo">{{cite news| last=Sacirbey| first=Omar| title=Companies pull ads from Muslim reality TV show| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/09/companies-ads-all-american-muslim_n_1140066.html| newspaper=Huffington Post| date=December 9, 2011}}</ref> A spokesperson for Lowe's said, "we understand the program raised concerns, complaints, or issues from multiple sides of the viewer spectrum, which we found after doing research of news articles and blogs covering the show".<ref name="wapo"/>

Lowe's faced a backlash from several quarters, including Muslim-American and Arab-American organizations. The [[American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee]] called upon members to contact Lowe's to urge it to reverse its position.<ref name=aaadc/> The [[Los Angeles]] chapter of the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]] met to consider possible actions, including [[boycott]]s and protests. Several celebrities also called for a boycott.<ref name=backlash /> California State Senator [[Ted Lieu]] called Lowe's decision "naked religious bigotry" and said he would consider legislative action if Lowe's did not apologize to Muslim Americans and reinstate the ads.<ref name="CNNSenator">{{cite news| title=Lawmakers Slam Lowe's For Pulling Ads from Muslim-American Reality Show| work=Fox News| date=December 11, 2011| access-date=August 23, 2019| url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/lawmakers-slam-lowes-for-pulling-ads-from-muslim-american-reality-show}}</ref> [[Abraham Foxman]] of the [[Anti-Defamation League]] expressed similar views.<ref>{{cite news| title=Jewish Groups Rip Lowe's For Pulling Ads| first=Jackie| last=Headapohl| url=https://thejewishnews.com/2011/12/19/jewish-groups-rip-lowe%E2%80%99s-for-pulling-ads/| date=December 19, 2011| newspaper=The Jewish News| location=Detroit}}</ref> [[Keith Ellison]], the first Muslim elected to the [[United States Congress]], criticized Lowe's decision to "uphold the beliefs of a fringe [[hate group]] and not the creed of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]]".<ref name=backlash>{{cite news| url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lowes-muslim-20111213,0,5909694.story| title=Lowe's faces backlash over pulling ads from 'All-American Muslim'| work=Los Angeles Times| access-date=December 4, 2014}}</ref> Representative [[John Conyers]] of [[Michigan]] called on Lowe's to apologize. Michigan state representative [[Rashida Tlaib]] contacted the company's corporate headquarters, reporting that Lowe's declined to change its decision.<ref name=aaadc>{{cite news| url=http://www.detnews.com/article/20111213/METRO01/112130344/| title=Muslims consider Lowe's boycott| newspaper=The Detroit News| access-date=June 6, 2019| archive-url=https://archive.today/20111216021039/http://www.detnews.com/article/20111213/METRO01/112130344/| archive-date=December 16, 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref>